* 1185 – The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.

1185 – 1261 ), Pope from 1254 until his death

* 1185 – Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans.

Afonso I ( 25 June 1109, Guimarães or Viseu – 6 December 1185, Coimbra ), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (), nicknamed " the Conqueror " (), " the Founder " () or " the Great " () by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali (" the Portuguese ") and Ibn-Arrik (" son of Henry ", " Henriques ") by the Moors whom he fought, was the first King of Portugal.

* Afonso I of Portugal-( 1109 – 1185 )

* Afonso II of Portugal-( 1185 – 1223 )

* Afonso II of Portugal ( 1185 – 1223 ), " the Fat "

# 1. around 1200: Gertrude of Merania ( 1185 – 8 September 1213 ), a daughter of Berthold IV, Duke of Merania and his wife, Agnes of Wettin

Andronikos I Komnenos ( or Andronicus I Comnenus, ; c. 1118 – September 12, 1185 ) was Byzantine Emperor from 1183 to 1185 ).

However, as Andronikos ' rule went on, the Emperor became increasingly paranoid and violent – in September 1185, Andronikos ordered the execution of all prisoners, exiles and their families for collusion with the invaders – and the Byzantine Empire descended into a terror state.

** Andronikos I Komnenos ( 1118 – 1185 )

* 1185 – Emperor Antoku, Japanese emperor ( b. 1178 )

Under the Comnenian dynasty ( 1081 – 1185 ), Byzantium staged a remarkable recovery.

** Alphonse I ( 1139 – 1185 )

** Sancho I ( 1185 – 1211 )

* 1178 – Emperor Antoku of Japan ( d. 1185 )

The Fujiwara dominated the Japanese politics of Heian period ( 794 – 1185 ) through the monopoly of regent positions, sesshō and kampaku.

Finally, Minamoto Yoritomo ( 1147 – 1199 ) rose from his headquarters at Kamakura ( in the Kantō region, southwest of modern Tokyo ) to defeat the Taira, and with them the child emperor Emperor Antoku they controlled, in the Genpei War ( 1180 – 1185 ).

It was only in the Comnenian period ( 1081 – 1185 ) that the cult of the icon became widespread in the Byzantine world, partly on account of the dearth of richer materials ( such as mosaics, ivory, and enamels ), but also because an iconostasis a special screen for icons was introduced then in ecclesiastical practice.

Since the earliest samurai government in Japan, during the Kamakura period ( 1185 – 1333 ), sword fighting, together with horse riding and archery, were the main martial pursuits of the military clans.

Nichiren ( 日蓮 ) ( February 16, 1222 – October 13, 1282 ) was a Buddhist monk who lived during the Kamakura period ( 1185 – 1333 ) in Japan.

Afonso II (; English Alphonzo ), or Affonso ( Archaic Portuguese ), Alfonso or Alphonso ( Portuguese-Galician ) or Alphonsus ( Latin version ), nicknamed " the Fat " ( Portuguese o Gordo ), King of Portugal, was born in Coimbra on 23 April 1185 and died on 25 March 1223 in the same city.

He was made cardinal and Archbishop of Milan by Pope Lucius III, whom he succeeded on 25 November 1185.

* March 25 – King Afonso II of Portugal ( b. 1185 )

* July 25 – King Afonso I of Portugal ( d. 1185 ; birthdate disputed )

1100 – 25 November 1185 ), born Ubaldo, was pope from 1 September 1181 to his death.

Painting of the Battle of Dan-no-ura on April 25, 1185, Genpei War.

Emperor Antoku ( 安徳天皇 Antoku-tennō ) ( December 22, 1178 – April 25, 1185 ) was the 81st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

The strength of Japanese naval forces could be seen in the Genpei War, in the large-scale Battle of Dan-no-ura on April 25, 1185.

His nephew Baldwin was paraded in public, wearing his crown as Baldwin V. Baldwin IV finally succumbed to his leprosy in May 1185.

Rudolf Hiestand discovered that the date of William's death was 29 September, but the year was not recorded ; whatever the year, there was a new chancellor in May 1185 and a new archbishop of Tyre by 21 October 1186.

The king then accompanied the mission to France, where a further meeting was held in early May 1185 with Philip II and it was agreed to send both men and money to the Holy Land.

A writing system for it was devised in 1119 AD and an inscription using this system is known from 1185 ( see List of Jurchen inscriptions ).

His younger brother Isaac was threatened with execution under orders of their first-cousin once-removed Andronikos I Komnenos on September 11, 1185.

But on September 11, 1185, during his absence from the capital, Stephen Hagiochristophorites moved to arrest Isaac Angelos, whose loyalty was suspect.

* John Komnenos ( apparently born 1159 or 1160 ), who was co-emperor with his father from 1183 to 1185 and was killed in that year

Alexander of Hales ( c. 1185 — 1245 ) ( also Halensis, Alensis, Halesius, Alesius ) also called Doctor Irrefragibilis ( by Pope Alexander IV in the Bull De Fontibus Paradisi ) and Theologorum Monarcha was a theologian and philosopher important in the development of Scholasticism and of the Franciscan School.

Count Frederick III of Zollern was a loyal retainer of the Holy Roman Emperors Frederick Barbarossa and Henry VI, and around 1185 he married Sophia of Raabs, the daughter of Conrad II, Burgrave of Nuremberg.

Pope Urban III ( died 20 October 1187 ), born Uberto Crivelli, was Pope from 1185 to 1187.

The Taira family seized control from 1160 to 1185, but was defeated by the Minamoto in the Battle of Dan-no-ura.

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aetius and Valerius ( or, less frequently, year 1185 Ab urbe condita ).

Tamar was married twice, her first union being, from 1185 to 1187, to the Rus ' prince Yuri, whom she divorced and expelled from the country, defeating his subsequent attempts at coup.

The choice was approved by Tamar ’ s aunt Rusudan and the prince was brought to Georgia to marry the queen in 1185.

Year 1185 ( MCLXXXV ) was a common year starting on Tuesday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar.

In 1185 Ferdinand married for the third time to Urraca López de Haro ( daughter of Lope Díaz, lord of Biscay, Nájera and Haro ), who was his mistress since 1180.